WO2018165903A1

WO2018165903A1 - Electronic device control apparatus and control method

Info

Publication number: WO2018165903A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/076763
Authority: WO
Inventors: 廖建强
Original assignee: 廖建强
Priority date: 2017-03-15
Filing date: 2017-03-15
Publication date: 2018-09-20

Abstract

An electronic device control apparatus and control method. The apparatus and method determine conditions of an environment in which an electronic device is located in real time by performing positioning on the electronic device, and determine whether the electronic device enters a selection shielding state on the basis of the environmental conditions. The electronic device can prohibit some of its own functions from operating when in the selection shielding state, thereby preventing a driver from being distracted by using the electronic device, and effectively increasing driving safety.

Description

Control device and control method for electronic device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic device technologies, and in particular, to a control device and a control method for an electronic device.

Background technique

At present, electronic devices such as smart phones, tablets and smart wearable devices have entered all aspects of people's lives. People can conduct calls or data network connections through electronic devices at any time and place, but not in any occasion and time. All can be used with electronic devices such as smartphones. For example, in the process of driving a vehicle, the driver may cause distraction due to the use of smart phone text messages, browsing the web or using the APP, thereby causing traffic accidents. In fact, statistics show that the use of smart phones to cause drivers to pay attention to dispersion has become a cause of a quarter of traffic accidents. In the prior art, the driver only avoids the distraction of the smartphone by prohibiting the smartphone during driving, but so far there are no other more effective technical solutions to solve the problem of reducing the distraction.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above drawbacks of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that the driver in the prior art causes distraction due to the use of electronic devices such as smart phones, thereby increasing the risk of driving, and the driver cannot simultaneously take care of driving and intelligence. Mobile phone use.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a control device for an electronic device, where the control device includes a control unit and a positioning unit, and includes:

The positioning unit is configured to acquire current location information of the electronic device, to generate corresponding risk level information;

The control unit is capable of performing a selection masking operation on the electronic device based on the risk level information, the selection masking operation being capable of prohibiting operation of a specific function in the electronic device;

Further, the positioning unit is a satellite positioning module, and the satellite positioning module associates the electronic device to a satellite map having a road distribution and a road condition distribution as the position information;

Further, the positioning unit is an image capturing and positioning module, and the image capturing and positioning module includes an image capturing component and an image analyzing component, and the image analyzing component acquires the position information by performing feature point extraction processing on the image captured by the image capturing component;

Further, the control device further includes an alarm unit capable of issuing an alarm when the specific function is forcibly operated in the case of implementing the selective screening operation;

Further, the control control device further includes a sensing unit and an alarm unit, the sensing unit is configured to detect a distance between the electronic device and a specific object, and the alarm unit issues an alarm if the distance exceeds a threshold range .

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for controlling an electronic device, including:

S1: acquiring a current location status of the electronic device, and generating risk level information about the location status;

S2: Identify an identification code in the risk level information, and determine, according to the identification code, whether to perform a selective screening operation on the electronic device.

S3: Select the shielding operation to prohibit the operation of all electronic device functions in the list according to the dangerous operation list;

Further, the obtaining of the location condition is achieved by satellite positioning or camera positioning;

Further, generating risk level information about the location condition includes dividing the location condition into a first risk location and a second risk location according to road distribution or road condition information in the location condition, wherein the first risk location Having an identification code of "1" and the second risk location having an identification code of "0";

Further, when the identifier code is “1”, the selection masking operation is performed; when the identifier code is “0”, the selection masking operation is not performed;

Further, the electronic device functions in the dangerous operation list include a call, a short message editing, or a data network connection.

The present invention provides a control device and a control method for an electronic device by the above technical solution, and the control device and the control method determine the environment in which the electronic device is located in real time by locating an electronic device such as a smart phone, and determine accordingly Whether the electronic device enters the selective shielding state, the electronic device prohibits some functions of its own function in the selected shielding state, thereby preventing the driver from distracting due to the use of the electronic device.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a control apparatus for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may be a smart phone or a tablet computer. The control device includes a control unit, a positioning unit, a sensing unit, and an alarm unit. The control unit is configured to control the operation of the electronic device, and implement data transmission and association work of the positioning unit, the sensing unit, and the alarm unit.

The positioning unit is used to acquire the environmental condition in which the electronic device is located in real time. The positioning unit may be a satellite positioning module or a camera positioning module. The satellite positioning module may include a GPD positioning module, a Galileo satellite positioning module, or a Beidou satellite positioning module. The camera positioning module captures an image of the current environment of the electronic device. Come and use the corresponding image analysis unit to get the actual situation of the surrounding environment.

For example, when the positioning module is a satellite positioning module, the satellite positioning module acquires satellite map information of a current location of the electronic device, and the satellite map information includes data such as road distribution, traffic light distribution, and road condition information, and the satellite The positioning module associates the location of the electronic device with the satellite map information, and analyzes the current risk level of the location of the electronic device; the risk level is determined based on road condition information and road information around the location where the electronic device is located. , such as when the electronic device If there are more vehicles around the location or the traffic is more crowded, the location is divided into the first risk location, or when the location of the electronic device is at a crossroad, a fork, or a highway, etc. The location is also divided into the first risk location; conversely, when the traffic around the location of the electronic device is smooth, or the road condition is good, or the driving speed is low, the location is divided into the second risk location, and In other words, the driving safety of the first risk location is lower than the driving safety of the second risk location; then the satellite positioning module feeds back the location information of the electronic device and the risk level information of the location to the control unit. And the positioning unit assigns the identification code "1" to the first risk location and the identification code "0" to the second risk location.

When the positioning unit is an imaging positioning module, the imaging positioning module has an imaging component and an image analysis component, and the imaging component captures an image of the current surrounding environment of the electronic device and transmits the image to the image analyzing component, and the image analyzing component performs the image Processing such as gradation conversion, edge processing, and feature point extraction, wherein the feature points include traffic signages such as traffic lights, intersections, and forks, and the risk location grading process mentioned above, and then the camera positioning The module feeds back the location information of the electronic device and the risk level information of the location to the control unit.

After receiving the location information of the electronic device and the risk level information of the location information, the control unit parses a corresponding identification code from the risk level information, where the identification code is used to determine whether the current location of the electronic device needs to be Performing a selective masking operation on the electronic device. Specifically, when the control unit determines that the identification code is “1”, the control unit performs a selective screening operation on the electronic device, and when the control unit determines that the identification code is When "0", the control unit does not perform a selective masking operation on the electronic device.

The selection masking operation is performed by an operating system of the electronic device, and the function of the selective masking operation is to temporarily block a specific function of the electronic device, and the specific function may include a running function such as a call, a short message editing, or a data network connection. In fact, the control unit monitors all operating functions of the electronic device, acquires and updates information about all of the operating functions, and generates a list of dangerous operations for all of the operating functions, which is run when the driver is driving. When running the functions in the list, it distracts the driver and creates a safety hazard in the driving process. Therefore, when the control unit performs a selective screening operation, the control unit blocks all functions on the dangerous operation list during which the driver cannot operate the functions through the electronic device. In addition, the control unit can also generate a white list of functions of the electronic device, the function on the white list is allowed when the electronic device is The first risk location is run in the case.

The control unit is further provided with an idle mode, specifically, when the control unit detects that the vehicle where the electronic device is located is in the parking state, the control unit cancels the monitoring state of the electronic device position, so that the electronic device returns to normal. status of use.

The sensing unit is configured to detect a distance between the driver and the electronic device. Specifically, the sensing unit can detect the distance between the driver and the electronic device by using infrared remote sensing or the like, and transmit the distance to the control unit. The control unit determines whether the distance exceeds a threshold range, and when the distance exceeds the threshold range, the control unit sends a trigger signal to the alarm unit to alert the driver to form safety. In addition, when the function on the dangerous operation list is forcibly turned on, the control unit will send a trigger signal to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit will issue an alarm to remind the driver of the violation.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the control method includes:

S1: Acquire a current location status of the electronic device, and generate risk level information about the location status.

Specifically, the electronic device acquires environmental information of the current location by the positioning unit, and the positioning unit acquires satellite map information of the current location of the electronic device, where the satellite map information includes road distribution, traffic signal distribution, and road condition information. And the data positioning module associates the location of the electronic device with the satellite map information, and analyzes the current risk level of the location of the electronic device; the risk level is based on road condition information around the location of the electronic device and The road information is determined, for example, when there are many traveling vehicles around the location where the electronic device is located or the traffic condition is relatively crowded, the location is divided into the first risk location, or when the electronic device is located at a crossroad, When it is on a fork or a highway, the location is also divided into the first risk location; otherwise, when the traffic around the location of the electronic device is smooth, or the road condition is good, or the driving speed is low, the location is Will be divided into the second risk location. In other words, the driving safety of the first risk location is lower than the driving safety of the second risk location; then the positioning unit feeds back the location information of the electronic device and the risk level information of the location to the control unit. And the positioning unit assigns the identification code "1" to the first risk location and the identification code "0" to the second risk location.

S2: Identify an identifier code in the risk level information, and determine, according to the identifier code, whether to perform a selection masking operation on the electronic device.

Specifically, after receiving the location information of the electronic device and the risk level information of the location information, the control unit parses the corresponding identifier code from the risk level information, where the identifier code is used to determine that the current electronic device is located Whether the location needs to perform a selective screening operation on the electronic device, specifically, when the control unit determines that the identification code is “1”, the control unit performs a selective screening operation on the electronic device, and when the control unit determines the When the identification code is “0”, the control unit does not perform a selective masking operation on the electronic device.

S3: Select the masking operation to prohibit the operation of all electronic device functions in the list according to the dangerous operation list.

Specifically, the selection masking operation is performed by an operating system of the electronic device, and the function of the selective screening operation is to temporarily block a specific function of the electronic device, and the specific function may include a call, a short message editing, or a data network connection. Run the function. In fact, the control unit monitors all operating functions of the electronic device, acquires and updates information about all of the operating functions, and generates a list of dangerous operations for all of the operating functions, which is run when the driver is driving. When running the functions in the list, it distracts the driver and creates a safety hazard in the driving process. Therefore, when the control unit performs a selective screening operation, the control unit blocks all functions on the dangerous operation list during which the driver cannot operate the functions through the electronic device.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the foregoing embodiments can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments, and according to the present invention. The equivalent changes required are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A control device for an electronic device, the control device comprising a control unit and a positioning unit, comprising:

The positioning unit is configured to acquire current location information of the electronic device, to generate corresponding risk level information;

The control unit is capable of performing a selection masking operation on the electronic device based on the risk level information, the selection masking operation being capable of inhibiting operation of a specific function in the electronic device.
The control device according to claim 1, wherein said positioning unit is a satellite positioning module, said satellite positioning module associating said electronic device to a satellite map having a road distribution and a road condition distribution as said position information .
The control device according to claim 1, wherein the positioning unit is an imaging positioning module, the imaging positioning module includes an imaging component and an image analysis component, and the image analysis component performs an image captured by the imaging component. The location information is acquired after the feature point extraction process.
A control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means further comprises an alarm unit capable of issuing an alarm when said specific function is forcibly operated in the case where said selective masking operation is carried out .
The control device according to claim 1, wherein said control control device further comprises a sensing unit and an alarm unit, said sensing unit for detecting a distance of said electronic device from a specific object, said alarm unit An alarm is issued if the distance exceeds a threshold range.
A method of controlling an electronic device, the control method comprising:

S1: acquiring a current location status of the electronic device, and generating risk level information about the location status;

S2: Identify an identification code in the risk level information, and determine, according to the identification code, whether to perform a selective screening operation on the electronic device.

S3: Select the masking operation to prohibit the operation of all electronic device functions in the list according to the dangerous operation list.
The control method according to claim 6, wherein in the step S1, the acquisition of the positional condition is achieved by satellite positioning or camera positioning.
The control method according to claim 6, wherein in the step S1, generating risk level information about the positional condition comprises: determining the positional condition based on road distribution or road condition information in the positional condition Divided into a first risk location and an second risk location, wherein the first risk location has an identification code of "1" and the second risk location has an identification code of "0".
The control method according to claim 7, wherein in the step S2, when the identification code is "1", the selection masking operation is performed; when the identification code is "0", no implementation is performed. The selection masking operation.
The control method according to claim 6, wherein in the step S3, the electronic device function in the dangerous operation list comprises a call, a short message editing or a data network connection.